Increased genital shedding of herpes simplex virus type 2 in HIV-seropositive women

Article Abstract:

The herpes simplex-2 virus may be shed at greater rates by HIV-positive women than by HIV-negative women, and shedding may or may not be associated with symptoms. Researchers analyzed viral shedding in 106 women with antibodies to the herpes simplex-2 virus (HSV-2) and to HIV, and in 70 women with antibodies to HSV-2 who were HIV-negative. Almost four times as many (13.2%) of the HIV-positive women were infected with HSV-2, as compared to 3.6% of the HIV-negative women. Eleven of the 14 HIV-positive women did not have symptoms of HSV-2 infection, yet they were shedding the virus. HSV-2 may be sexually transmitted more frequently during asymptomatic periods even though less viral shedding occurs in the absence of symptoms. HIV-positive mothers may have a greater risk of transmitting HSV-2 to their babies.

Health aspects, HIV infection, Disease transmission, Herpes simplex virus

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Reproductive health hospitalizations among women with human immunodeficiency virus infections

Article Abstract:

Many HIV-infected women are hospitalized before and after their HIV status is known, giving physicians plenty of opportunities to identify these women early. In a study of 292 HIV-infected women, 77% had been hospitalized in the 10 years prior to the study. Sixty-nine percent had been hospitalized for a reproductive health problem or a pregnancy. Many were hospitalized before they were diagnosed with HIV. If these women were identified early in the disease, they could be counseled and provided with effective treatments.

Diagnosis, Statistics, Hospitalization, Hospital care

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Menstrual function in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Article Abstract:

Changes in the menstrual function of women with HIV may not be complications of the immune disease or of concurrent drug use. The menstrual cycles of 248 HIV-infected women and 82 HIV-negative women showed an increase in amenorrhea, the absence of menstruation, an increase in cycle interval and a decreased amount of premenstrual breast symptoms and painful periods. The changes in menstrual function may be linked to past substance abuse and other socioeconomic factors.

Physiological aspects, Menstruation disorders

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